To participate to the international Arts of Fashion competition 2019, applicants should register online. The application fee is $40 for the Fashion or Accessory category. After confirmation of registration each applicant should submit a file of drawings/illustrations of a mini collection of 3 outfits in menswear, womenswear or a mixed collection of both menswear and womenswear or 3 accessories.

- Please read carefully the regulations below and remember that the AoFF competition is open to students registered in a School or University during the year 2018/2019 and especially before the deadline to receive their project: April 1, 2019.- When a first student from an institution registered, the name of his/her School or University appears on the AoF website page of the competition. The main criteria for being part of the first 50 selected are truly creativity in Fashion design and concept, as well as a well-crafted project. - When the first jury meets at the end of April or beginning of May, samples of fabric/material are also highly inportant in the student file. This is why we do not accept file submission online.

With regards to the rise of design competitions being increasingly managed by fashion businesses and their communication offices for commercial gains, the Arts of Fashion Foundation is proud to assure students that the Arts of Fashion competition has been organized by a group of volunteers and designers for more than 10 years with no commercial motives. This unique competition is dedicated solely to celebrate emerging designers and their creativity.- Student work is protected and therefore not in view, nor is sold to trend offices and design studios.- Students don't give up the intellectual property rights of their designs when they participate in the competition of the Arts of Fashion Foundation.- Student projects received by April 1 are judged by a carefully selected jury of fashion design professors who travel on their own budget. - The 50 selected students finalists present their work on the runway in front of carefully selected jury of fashion professionals at the end of october in San Francisco. They compete for scholarships allowing them to participate to the unique MasterClasses and apprenticeships with creative studios around the world.

The Arts of Fashion is dedicated to bringing the best sources of education and research to students and designers.By filling out this form, I declare to have read the general conditions for participation as well as the rules & regulations of the competition below and I agree to abide by them fully.

Promote and reward creativity and inventiveness; discover emerging talent and
facilitate careers; establish enriching contacts and exchanges between
different countries, schools and universities; and to foster new relationships
between those from different industries and fields.

The
2019 first laureates will receive Awards and a Certification for their
creative and original work based on theme. (Judging based on coherence
with the theme, skill level, creativity and artful expressiveness)

3.
CALENDAR 2019
- April 1, 2019: Submission deadline for all application
materials received at the Arts of Fashion Foundation - San Francisco
- May 1, 2019: Jury session, candidates selected for the International
Final will be listed on the Arts of Fashion website
- November , 2019: Submission deadline for all selected
projects to be received at the Arts of Fashion Foundation - December , 2019: Arts of Fashion Symposium Competition &
Awards Ceremony 2019

4.
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION 2019:

The
competition is open to students studying Fashion, Art and Design anywhere in
the world during the academic year 2018-2019. Participants will not only
represent themselves, but also their Schools, Colleges or Universities,
as well as their Countries.- Candidates
must be current students and cannot be professionally employed in the
fashion industry at the time of the submission of their project.
- Candidates must design their own original projects completely by themselves.
- Candidates must follow the design and specifications outlined in their
application for realization of their final project.
- Registration must be submitted on an individual basis and in the chosen
categories.
- Online registration, applications, and final projects received after
the deadlines will not be accepted. Registration fees are non refundable.
- Projects selected in the International Final 2019 cannot be presented
in another U.S. competition during the year 2019. Projects selected in
the International Final 2019 cannot be exibited and published without
the written mention: selected or awarded for the Arts of Fashion International
Student Competition 2019.

5.
RULES & REGULATIONS FOR AOF COMPETITION 2019:

1st
STEP
Online registration: the registration
fee is $40 for one category, Fashion or Accessories. Each candiodate needs to design a capstone collection of 3 models : The application materials
should be completed as listed below.

-
1 page for the 3 illustrations or plan of collection
- 1 page for each illustration
- 1 page for each flats/technical designs
- 1 page for the fabric and material swatches
- 1 page for the developed concept or atmosphere or mood board
- 1 page for the written concept in English (maximum 100 words)
- 1 resume / CV of the applicant
- 1 student ID (photocopy) 2018-19 of the applicant

Format
of each page: 8.5" x 11" or A4 / Letter – and
on separate pages (do not try to bind or mount it or else)
– name and school and email address and cell phone number should
be written on the back of each page with a pencil

2nd
STEP April 1, 2019: Deadline for all application materials
to be received at this address: The Arts of Fashion Foundation - 555 California Street - Suite 4925 - San Francisco CA, 94104 - USA (use a sturdy cardboard envelope
to avoid any damage to application materials).

3rd
STEP May 2019: The candidates invited to continue on to
the International Final will be announced on the AOF website, along with
instructions and specifications for completion of the final projects.

4th
STEP November, 2019: Deadline for all selected projects to
be received.

Late
projects will not be accepted under any circumstances. It is
the candidates’ responsibility to arrange for verification of shipment
with their shipping company.
- The realization of the project should follow the instructions and measurements
provided on the AOF website (just below).
- Fashion projects should include shoes (US women size 9-10 or European size 39-40), and any particular
stockings, undergarments, or accessories that the model should wear.
- Every outfit is requested be sent in a separate transparent garment bag
(with your name and address written on it), appropriate hangers, and one
precise instruction page in a plastic sleeve (photos can be added if necessary)
to help the dressers. When sending your project from abroad please indicate
that it is a student fashion project and do not add value. If you add
value you are responsible for possible custom taxes.

6.
EXCLUSION CLAUSE Entries will
be automatically disqualified from the competition for the following reasons:- If the final
project does not follow the design or specifications outlined in the candidate’s
original application.
- If they are received after the deadline.
- If they may result in any copyright infringement or legal dispute for
the jury, organizers, sponsors, or host university.
- If they pressure for preferential treatment by the jury members, the
hosting university, the organizers, or sponsors of the competition.Applications
and Final Projects will be judged by experts and well-known professionals
from fashion, design, media, and other fields. In all matters concerning
the course of the competition, including the selection of award winners
and settling disputes, the decisions of the judges are final. All matters
will be decided by majority vote and are not subject to appeal. In case
of a tie, the President of the Jury will cast the deciding vote. Candidates
will be presented anonymously to the first round Jury by the competition
organizers. Jury deliberations will not be made public.

7. PROTECTION OF WORK Candidates
maintain artistic ownership of their designs and final projects. By
the act of participating in the AOF competition, candidates give permission
to the organizers and sponsors to contact and promote them and their projects
through a wide range of media: press, TV, internet, mailing, advertising,
exhibitions, fashion show, etc… for a period of twelve months following
the International Final. Winning projects cannot be presented in another
fashion competition for twelve months following the International Final of December. If
a winning project is exhibited or published in any media, mention of the
Arts of Fashion Competition is required.

8.
AMENDMENT SUSPENSION TERMINATION INSURANCE In the event
the AOF Competition 2019 is suspended or terminated for any reason, the
organizers, as well as the sponsors, will not be held responsible in any
way.The Arts of
Fashion Foundation and its members, volunteers, guests and instructors,
and the host University will not in any way be responsible for any accident,
damage or loss of the final projects or candidates’ belongings during
the course of competition, including workshops, masterclass, conference,
exhibition, transportation, and all events. It is the responsibility of
the participants to insure their submissions.

The Arts of Fashion Foundation is a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3), public, non-profit organization, linking both academics and professionals alike and is dedicated in fostering international cultural exchange through the creation of a variety of educational programs meant to facilitate critical thinking and advance the field of fashion among artists, designers, scholars and students.The primary focus of the foundation is the continuous support of creativity and design process in fashion and the arts linked to it.